keys, any display, Pages, Word, PDF, Markdown and text), invisible to Zoom, auto-updates.

Tellie Pro: $29 once, no subscription. Voice Follow in 40+ languages, key points and timing, Take Coach, Companion and Presenter Magic. Up to 3 Macs, 14-day refund. Every install starts with 10 days of Pro, no card, no sign-up. Nudge joins Pro when it ships later this month.

Download: [https://tellieapp.com](https://tellieapp.com)

**Disclosure** *(per the sub's transparency rules, so you know who's behind this):*

I'm Steve Chazin, a real person with 30 years in tech, including Apple, Cisco and Salesforce. LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/chazin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chazin). I write "AI for the Rest of Us" at stevechazin.com. I worked at Apple for nearly a decade, and Steve Jobs personally asked me to come back. So I tried to make Tellie magical and feel like part of your Mac.

Tellie is made by my company, Skytech; reach me at [steve@skytech.io](mailto:steve@skytech.io).

[Privacy Policy](https://tellieapp.com/privacy) & [Terms](https://tellieapp.com/terms)

Tellie is a notarized direct download with Sparkle updates (not on the App Store because sandboxing would break the send-from-any-app shortcut). Requires Apple Silicon and macOS 14 or later.

I ship updates most weeks, and a lot of what's new came from people who wrote in.

**Feedback** I'd love today: if you're saying your lines (actors, speakers, anyone with a pitch) and you blank mid-line, would you want Nudge to speak the next few words automatically, or only when you squeeze the AirPods stem?

Thanks!

\- Steve

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[OS] Petal - Has a new apps router update
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PedalScope: analyzer for guitar distortion pedals and plugins [macOS application]

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DiskFox - see what's been eating your Mac's storage, and why - 2-week free trial, then $9.99 one-time
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We built Drive Gadget to make your Mac’s drives easier to manage (and decorate) - $10

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[Update] Took your feedback from my last post: Grabbit now supports video & audio downloading via companion extension (30% off + 5 free keys)
https://vimeo.com/1204841013

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I kept saying “I’ll remember this when I’m back at my Mac.” I never did.

I built an app because I kept forgetting things the moment I got back to my Mac

This started with a really simple problem.

I’d be away from my Mac, remember something I needed to do when I got back, and think “I’ll definitely remember that.”

Then I’d open my Mac, see emails, browser tabs, messages… and completely forget.

Normal reminders never really solved it for me because I didn’t want to be reminded at 4:00 PM. I wanted to be reminded when I was actually back at my Mac.

So I built WakeMinder.

You can send a reminder from your iPhone or Apple Watch to your Mac, and it shows up when your Mac wakes up.

It doesn’t have to be just text either. You can send links, screenshots, images, PDFs and files. Links can even open automatically when the Mac wakes.

There are also floating reminders that can stay on top of your windows until you’re done with them.

And with the latest update, it now works the other way around too.

You can send something from your Mac to your iPhone and have it show up when you pick up your phone.

So the idea has become less about “reminders” and more like:

**“Show me this when I’m actually on the device where I need it.”**

**I’m the developer**, so obviously I’m biased, but I built it mainly because I genuinely wanted this for myself.

For anyone wondering about pricing, I’ve tried to keep it pretty inexpensive:

* $1.99/month
* $9.99/year
* $12.99 lifetime, currently 35% off

**App Store pricing can vary slightly depending on your country.**

WakeMinder is available on the App Store for Mac, iPhone, and Apple Watch.

App Store: [https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6744974871?pt=127772248&ct=redca&mt=8](https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6744974871?pt=127772248&ct=redca&mt=8)

I’m still improving WakeMinder and would actually like to hear how other people handle this.

Do you ever have things you only want to remember when you get back to a specific device?

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App Request: Disable expanding when double clicking on a dock icon

When I double click an app icon, it expands. I don't like that behaviour. Is there an app that disables expanding when double clicking on a dock icon? I'm hoping there is some app that can tweak/disable this.

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Question about the Vorssaint app

Hello!

I wrote about this in the thread on the clipboard manager, but I decided to start a separate discussion, if I may.

There’s been so much talk about this app lately that it feels like there might be a catch. The last time there was this much hype was around Raycast—an app that now regularly draws complaints following its platform shift and monetization changes. Won’t the same thing happen down the line with this wonderful new all-in-one app, once people have built their workflows heavily around it?

For what it’s worth, we’ve already seen this happen with Alt-Tab, which started monetizing after years of being free. Yes, in that thread—from which the following excerpts are taken—the developer wrote that the app would remain free, but still.

Below are quotes from users whose comments resonate with me and reflect yet another aspect of my thoughts and feelings described in the thread "Dedicated apps vs “Swiss Army Knife” apps":

"the thing i'd add that hasn't come up: the failure modes are different sizes. when a swiss army knife app gets abandoned, or one module quietly rots after an os update, you lose ten things at once and you're rebuilding your whole setup from scratch. when a dedicated app dies you lose one and swap it in an afternoon." - user QuietPerennial

"the deciding factor for me isn’t RAM, it’s permission and failure scope. a bundle combining screenshots, input tweaks, cleanup and updates may need several powerful permissions, so every update touches one larger trusted surface. i’d consolidate low-permission conveniences, but keep anything needing Screen Recording, Accessibility or destructive file access separate unless the integration adds real value." - user clamshell\_dev

"...So my actual advice: pick the one or two things you care about most, and keep dedicated apps for those. Use the bundle for the long tail you would never install five apps for." - iordv (Droppy's developer)

So, based on all of this, I have a few questions:

1. If I already have Supercharge, Alfred, Cleanshot X, Shottr, Dropover, Rectangle Pro, Antinote, Drafts, Stats, and Linear Mouse, should I install Vorssaint?
2. How secure is Vorssaint (it seems to require way too many permissions)?

Thank you!

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Every app thread on r/macapps lately
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A $25-45 device plus a free Mac app: a DIY alternative to $139+ AI voice recorders

https://redd.it/1wz19e2
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oPDF: On-device AI translation, plus text selection, copying, and annotation for scanned PDFs

https://redd.it/1wyyygy
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